Vacant streets in California City, California

A network of vacant roads criss-crosses through California City, California. Incorporated in 1965, the city was originally designed to rival Los Angeles in size but fell far short of expectations, leaving behind a vast grid of crumbling paved roads. Though it is the third-largest city in California by area, at 203 square miles (527 square km), it is home to only about 14,200 people.